All You Can Eat

Never before has Denver faced so many new options for dining out. The city is one of the nation’s fastest-growing restaurant markets – without a doubt, this recent boom has been marked by an influx of chain-operated restaurants, from high-end steak houses to modern Cajun cooking. As the restaurant community has become bolstered by the same chains found in nearly every major metropolitan area, some worry that Denver has lost important elements of its local flavor. But the dollars are talking and the chains are finding incredible success in the Mile-High City .

But be certain: Denver’s boom-bust cycle will again rear its ugly head. And when it comes to the chains, where will they stand when the good times stop rolling? Owned by out-of-state corporations or even traded on the stock market, what’s the impact of these newcomers on Denver’s restaurant scene now…what will it be come the next crash?

And what does this mean for you, the people with their names scribbled in reservation books all across town?

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The American Society of Interior Designers' (ASID) Colorado Chapter decorated the Governor's Residence for the holidays. Holiday tours, free and open to the public, will take place December 8-11 and December 15-18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All photos by Sarah Boyum